· Ensuring that all students learn
· Dealing with students who didn’t pick up concepts the first time
· Analyze what works in your school
· Analyze what works for other schools and if it can apply to our school
· Adoptive strategies
· Focus on “learning” (student focused) as opposed to teaching (teacher focused)
· Teachers working together is more effective than teachers working in isolation
· Struggling students need to be encouraged to strive forward instead of “packing in it”
· Struggling learners require immediate intervention as opposed to depending on summer school, etc.
· Suggestions for intervention when classroom intervention isn’t effective
1. Study hall
2. One-to-one tutoring
3. involve stakeholders (teachers, parents, admin, and the student) in a contract
· Utilize in-house resources (experienced and innovative teachers)
· Measure student progress and re-analyze frequently
· Honestly report and confront the data
· Compare student progress from year-to-year
· Define sequential learning goals as a school in order to create a path to progression
· Target and remove barriers to success (act quickly)
· Teacher collaboration is vital to school success
· Professional Learning Communities is a philosophy, not a formula (what works for some schools may not work for others)
· Re-evaluate how things are done and challenge their ineffectiveness
· Don’t just work hard, work smart. If something is not working, strive to try something else that will
· Time to implement strategies and support during implementation is imperative
· Customize strategies toward the situation, be it for your school, your classroom, or individual students
This area will be used to post staff meeting agendas and discuss them accordingly.
Stay Positive - Jessica's Daily Affirmation
August 29, 2007
Schools as Learning Communities
Key Elements
· Ensuring that all students learn
· Dealing with students who didn’t pick up concepts the first time
· Analyze what works in your school
· Analyze what works for other schools and if it can apply to our school
· Adoptive strategies
· Focus on “learning” (student focused) as opposed to teaching (teacher focused)
· Teachers working together is more effective than teachers working in isolation
· Struggling students need to be encouraged to strive forward instead of “packing in it”
· Struggling learners require immediate intervention as opposed to depending on summer school, etc.
· Suggestions for intervention when classroom intervention isn’t effective
1. Study hall
2. One-to-one tutoring
3. involve stakeholders (teachers, parents, admin, and the student) in a contract
· Utilize in-house resources (experienced and innovative teachers)
· Measure student progress and re-analyze frequently
· Honestly report and confront the data
· Compare student progress from year-to-year
· Define sequential learning goals as a school in order to create a path to progression
· Target and remove barriers to success (act quickly)
· Teacher collaboration is vital to school success
· Professional Learning Communities is a philosophy, not a formula (what works for some schools may not work for others)
· Re-evaluate how things are done and challenge their ineffectiveness
· Don’t just work hard, work smart. If something is not working, strive to try something else that will
· Time to implement strategies and support during implementation is imperative
· Customize strategies toward the situation, be it for your school, your classroom, or individual students
This area will be used to post staff meeting agendas and discuss them accordingly.